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Post by monklady123 on Sept 19, 2019 0:17:14 GMT
Monkeylady!!!!
(Sorry, Darcy, that made me laugh!)
I didn't know the name and I have watched the National Park one and watch the Rose Parade every year like it's my job. I'm secure enough to mention it, and don't care if I'm judged for not knowing, but come on! Are y'all reading the same thread? There's a definite tone. And it isn't good.
I totally didn't get your post and also couldn't figure out why the tag didn't work. All these years I've thought it was monkeylady!! Sorry monklady123 !! No problem, I'm used to it. Monklady has been my screen name for years and years. I first made it up way back when I was making my account with an online game that I still play. Runescape. My daughter was little and just the day before we'd been talking about something...Robin Hood and Maid Marian I think...and she said "Mommy, are there lady monks?" So when I needed a screen name for Runescape I put in "Ladymonk". But that one was taken so I tried "Monklady". That was also taken, so I just added the "123" part. lol. Funny thing, not too long after than I ran into Ladymonk in the game and we added each other as friends. She still plays also. It's been so many years now that our kids have grown up, have jobs, are married, she's even a grandmother now.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 19, 2019 0:27:39 GMT
I'm finding this entire thread to be pretty amazing. As this thread continues, I definitely feel a completely (IMO) unwarranted “air of superiority” from some posters in this thread who are well versed in Ken Burns accomplishments, but for the life of me I cannot understand why. As I read through the thread, I'm struck by how many people are extolling what they don't know rather than what they do. I'm not a pop culture aficionado so you could stump me on any number of things. Does that make me reverse-snobbish? I'm so confused about what they cool kid thing to do is at this point.
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 19, 2019 0:47:44 GMT
I don’t think that I watched it. I remember seeing the Obamas dance, but I would have waited for the recap.
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 19, 2019 0:51:00 GMT
I'm finding this entire thread to be pretty amazing. As this thread continues, I definitely feel a completely (IMO) unwarranted “air of superiority” from some posters in this thread who are well versed in Ken Burns accomplishments, but for the life of me I cannot understand why. As I read through the thread, I'm struck by how many people are extolling what they don't know rather than what they do. I'm not a pop culture aficionado so you could stump me on any number of things. Does that make me reverse-snobbish? I'm so confused about what they cool kid thing to do is at this point. I can only speak for myself. I love politics and history. Pop culture is not my thing. I was just making the point that most of us have interests that we like and follow. And most of us have knowledge gaps of some sort. It’s all good.
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Post by SnoopyFan on Sept 19, 2019 1:27:04 GMT
I had heard the name before but until reading this thread I didn't know who he was. He could have been a politician, an author, an actor...I had no clue. I'm not a huge TV watcher. The only thing I've seen on PBS that I can think of is Downton Abbey.
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Post by elaine on Sept 19, 2019 1:43:40 GMT
I wonder how many of our kids have watched Ken Burns documentaries in high school? There seems to be quite a bit of supporting teaching materials for a variety of them.
I still remember watching David Attenborough’s work in high school.
If I were teaching history, I could see using some of his work to make some subject material interesting by presenting it in a medium other than listening to the teacher talk/or reading a textbook.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Sept 19, 2019 4:07:40 GMT
Ok I was starting to feel completely uncultured until I read this. (Thank you for making me feel somewhat normal! ) Not knowing Freddie?? Gasp! Commence pearl clutching! I guess we all come to Pea Village with different knowledge, experience, and norms. My norm is that I don’t typically watch tv, movies, emmys, oscars, or whatever else related. I lived for several years without a tv and didn’t miss it. My mom bought me a tv because she was concerned my middle kid would be ostracized from junior high if he couldn’t watch tv shows, sports, movies, etc. I’d be ok getting rid of my tv now but dh and ds won’t live like that. Now, I pretty much watch kids shows on tv and no mention of Ken on spongebob or loud house—at least no reference that I’ve caught. Because I've been pretty much busted, I voted no in the poll. My first thought was he is the guy who kept winning on Jeopardy. Does that mean you missed Downton Abbey, too? Guilty as charged. In fact, I was one of those people that thought for the longest time it was Downtown Abbey. For the spreadsheet record, I do know who Colin Kaepernick is (and his position and the team he played for) and I not only know who Tupac is but I have a favorite Tupac song (Keep Ya Head Up) and I remember where I was when I heard he died. So there.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 19, 2019 6:14:56 GMT
I only opened this innocuously titled and surprisingly long thread to find out on which page it all turned to shit!
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Post by lucyg on Sept 19, 2019 6:19:04 GMT
Note, Ken Burns was interviewed by Brian Williams on MSNBC tonight.
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Post by gar on Sept 19, 2019 6:45:00 GMT
I only opened this innocuously titled and surprisingly long thread to find out on which page it all turned to shit!
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Post by lauradrumm on Sept 19, 2019 6:54:23 GMT
Documentary film maker
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Sept 20, 2019 6:00:01 GMT
Note, Ken Burns was interviewed by Brian Williams on MSNBC tonight. Who?
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Post by lucyg on Sept 20, 2019 6:04:07 GMT
Note, Ken Burns was interviewed by Brian Williams on MSNBC tonight. Who?
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 20, 2019 6:47:36 GMT
I've known who he was since years ago when DH and my Dad were completely riveted by the Civil War series. Following that, The Roosevelts, and others I can't remember. We have Prohibition waiting in our Netflix queue. The rest of my answer is a bit of a highjack and has literally NOTHING to do with the point of this thread. I only opened this innocuously titled and surprisingly long thread to find out on which page it all turned to shit! I imagined an Australian accent on the word "shit", and it made me laugh even MORE! I've allllways loved English accents, and ever since I watched (and LOVED !!!!) that amazing show " Offspring", I love Australian accents, too !!! ( I realize you may not have the same accent as Nina and her family; but if you do---I imagine you saying it like this: "sheeT" with a long e and emphasis on the T . )
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Post by Merge on Sept 20, 2019 13:31:27 GMT
This all just goes to show how diverse popular culture is among English-speaking countries (and even across the US). I have only the vaguest idea about Tupac. I know he was a rapper who died. I've never watched a single episode of Dancing with the Stars. Or Law and Order. Or The Voice, or America's Got Talent, or anything like that. But I've watched a lot of Ken Burns documentaries, so there.
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Post by librarylady on Sept 20, 2019 14:44:42 GMT
haha, @merge I'm sitting on the bench with you.
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Post by lucyg on Sept 20, 2019 17:49:31 GMT
This all just goes to show how diverse popular culture is among English-speaking countries (and even across the US). I have only the vaguest idea about Tupac. I know he was a rapper who died. I've never watched a single episode of Dancing with the Stars. Or Law and Order. Or The Voice, or America's Got Talent, or anything like that. But I've watched a lot of Ken Burns documentaries, so there. I’ve seen a few episodes of Law & Order. My DD used to like to watch it when she still lived here. Other than that, I’m on the same page with you. Those stupid reality shows, ugh. I would get bored fast. The commercials bore me. I’m surprised you don’t watch the singing ones, though!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 19:25:15 GMT
I didn't know who Ken Burns was when I opened the thread and even after reading every page, I still don't think I've seen any of his documentaries.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 19:28:13 GMT
This all just goes to show how diverse popular culture is among English-speaking countries (and even across the US). I have only the vaguest idea about Tupac. I know he was a rapper who died. I've never watched a single episode of Dancing with the Stars. Or Law and Order. Or The Voice, or America's Got Talent, or anything like that. But I've watched a lot of Ken Burns documentaries, so there. Can't speak for some of the other shows, but this season of America's Got Talent was incredible. So many of the acts in the finals were truly inspirational. I could listen to Voices of Service for days. I love seeing people rise above their circumstances and soar.
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Post by Merge on Sept 20, 2019 21:52:50 GMT
This all just goes to show how diverse popular culture is among English-speaking countries (and even across the US). I have only the vaguest idea about Tupac. I know he was a rapper who died. I've never watched a single episode of Dancing with the Stars. Or Law and Order. Or The Voice, or America's Got Talent, or anything like that. But I've watched a lot of Ken Burns documentaries, so there. I’ve seen a few episodes of Law & Order. My DD used to like to watch it when she still lived here. Other than that, I’m on the same page with you. Those stupid reality shows, ugh. I would get bored fast. The commercials bore me. I’m surprised you don’t watch the singing ones, though! Well ... snob alert ... the few times I've watched a clip of a "great singer" on a reality show that someone sent me on YouTube, the singing isn't that good. Sometimes it's actually painful. So there's that. But then I'm the girl who lost all respect for Beyonce when she chose to lip sync the national anthem at the Obama inauguration because it was "too cold" (or because she didn't have enough time to rehearse a well-known and fairly simple song, reports varied at the time) - because there are literally thousands of highly trained African American singers in this country who could have sung it backwards and forwards and in thirteen different keys, weather and rehearsal notwithstanding. So my snobbishness in this regard is well established and I'll totally own it.
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Post by Merge on Sept 20, 2019 21:54:18 GMT
This all just goes to show how diverse popular culture is among English-speaking countries (and even across the US). I have only the vaguest idea about Tupac. I know he was a rapper who died. I've never watched a single episode of Dancing with the Stars. Or Law and Order. Or The Voice, or America's Got Talent, or anything like that. But I've watched a lot of Ken Burns documentaries, so there. Can't speak for some of the other shows, but this season of America's Got Talent was incredible. So many of the acts in the finals were truly inspirational. I could listen to Voices of Service for days. I love seeing people rise above their circumstances and soar. No doubt it is inspirational. I just don't tend to care for the highly produced nature of the shows. To each her own, though - I watch my own share of TV others would dislike.
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